James Q. Wilson Quotes

When we use terms we get confused, yet we have no other way.

If I turn out to be particularly clear, you've probably misunderstood what I've said.

It is odd how learned persons fail to see that new terms and definitions are apt to mean new doubts and litigation.

The police need to come down to street level.

I find that people want aggressive policing if they as a community feel they are part of it. They don't want aggressive policing if they feel it's being imposed upon them and they are a target.

The power of community policing is in the relationship. This can happen only if an officer sticks around for a while.

In today's YouTube world, are officers reluctant to get out of their cars and do the work that controls violent crime? Are officers answering 911 calls but avoiding the informal contact that keeps bad guys from standing around, especially with guns?

Building trust between law enforcement officers and the communities we serve is one of my highest priorities as attorney general.

I think the more we see more officers holding each other accountable, the more we will see people trust cops in this country.

The NYPD has taken steps to engage marginalized communities and attempts to bridge gaps between these neighborhoods and those sworn to protect and serve them.

Law enforcement must be guardians in our communities, not warriors against our own people.

It's been my desire to support efforts to aim at healing the relationship between law enforcement and the community.

We need to restore the faith and trust between law enforcement and communities across the country.

Our kids' lives depend upon keeping them safe. That has to be a fundamental duty and responsibility for me as mayor. That means we have to continue hard but necessary work of bridging the divide between police and communities they serve.

Community policing is a great idea. It's worked in the Hoosier state.

The way you make communities safer and police safer is through community policing.

We cannot tell some people what it is believe, partly because they are too stupid to understand, partly because we are too proudly vague to explain.

What I mean is, I don't know what I mean.

Without trying to clear up the degree of correctness of a qualification which no one, one must hope, will be asked to understand exactly, I will limit myself to a few words of explanation to cut short any misunderstandings.

We have greater awareness of where we're falling short than we used to. Just take the example of community police relations.

I feel like people didn't understand where I was about to go. And a lot of people still don't.

I have not the pleasure of understanding you.

A mutual misunderstanding.

There's no question that there's been a breach in the trust between urban - especially urban community, African-American and minority communities and the police in major American cities.

As there was never any question there was never any answer.